Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake
Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Summary A review of published meta-analyses summarised by cardiologist Eric Topol finds no clear benefit from protein intake above 1.6 g/kg/day for increasing muscle mass…
‘Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House?’
Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House? Summary Residents in parts of Los Angeles and Arizona have noticed Waymo robotaxis repeatedly parking in the same kerbside spots…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers experienced alarming budget alerts after a problematic account migration caused cost forecasts to spike. Automated…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The long-standing US “de minimis” duty exemption that let low‑value international parcels enter the country without tariffs has been ended. The…
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says Summary The European Commission will deploy additional low Earth orbit satellites and improve detection capabilities to strengthen resilience against…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s CEO, told The Logan Bartlett Show that the deployment of agentic AI allowed the company to…
85% of College Students Report AI Use
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary New survey data reported by Inside Higher Ed and summarised on Slashdot finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven pipeline developed by two independent Israeli security researchers — dubbed Auto Exploit — uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Graphic designers, developers and other creatives are increasingly being hired to tidy up substandard outputs from generative AI…
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police Summary Futurism (via Slashdot) reports that OpenAI quietly confirmed it scans ChatGPT conversations and routes interactions that look like…